COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1210712
Reference Number:
Arabic MS 18 [691]
Image Title:
Golden Qur'an
Parent Work Title:
Qur'an
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Golden Qur'an
Translated Parent Work Title:
Koran
Date Created:
c1000
Page:
111a
Image Sequence Number:
111a
Description:
Five lines of text in large letters of gold in a Maghribi or African hand, midway between Kūfi and Naskhi.
Language Code:
ara
Subject:
Islam
Subject:
Religion
Subject:
Koran
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Support:
Vellum
Item Height:
205 mm
Item Width:
160 mm
Current Repository:
John Rylands University Library, The University of Manchester, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
References:
'Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester', Vol. 82, Nos. 2 and 3, 2000.
References:
Mingana, A. 'Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester', Manchester University Press 1934
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2012-01-16
Multi Page Number:
1125
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2012-10
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Golden Qur'an
